High Court Refuses to Quash Case Against IPS Officer Over PSI Assault Claim

The Karnataka High Court has refused to interfere with criminal proceedings against IPS officer Vikas Kumar Vikas, who is facing allegations of assaulting a police sub inspector after the officer failed to attend departmental sports activities.

A bench headed by Justice Ravi V Hosmani dismissed the petition filed by the IPS officer seeking to cancel the case against him and also set aside the summons issued by a lower court. The decision means the proceedings initiated against him will continue.

The case has its roots in an incident reported more than a decade ago. On January 2, 2012, departmental sports activities were organised in Chikkamagaluru. G S Chandrashekar, who was serving as the police sub inspector of Mallandur police station, was absent from the event.

According to the allegations, Vikas Kumar Vikas, who was then serving as the Superintendent of Police in Chikkamagaluru, was angered by the PSI’s absence. Chandrashekar was allegedly called to the Superintendent of Police office, where the senior officer was accused of throwing a paperweight at him.

The complaint alleged that Chandrashekar suffered an injury to his forehead and bled following the incident.

Police later investigated the complaint and submitted a B report before the court. However, the lower court did not accept the report and rejected it. The court then decided to proceed further in the matter and issued summons directing Vikas Kumar Vikas to appear before it.

Challenging this decision, the IPS officer approached the Karnataka High Court. He sought the cancellation of both the criminal proceedings and the summons issued by the lower court.

After hearing the matter, the High Court bench headed by Justice Ravi V Hosmani declined to grant the relief sought by the officer. The petition was dismissed, leaving the lower court proceedings in place.

The High Court order marks a setback for the IPS officer in the long running case. With the plea to quash the proceedings rejected, the legal process against him is set to continue before the appropriate court.

The case centres on the allegations made in connection with the 2012 incident, while the merits of those allegations will be examined during the legal proceedings. The High Court ruling at this stage deals with the officer’s request to have the case and summons cancelled.

The development has once again drawn attention to the alleged incident involving a senior police officer and a subordinate. The dismissal of the petition means the IPS officer has not secured the immediate relief he sought from the High Court.

Further proceedings in the case will now follow the legal process before the lower court.